Welcome to Spring!

Happy Fathers Day to all the Dads out there, hope you are having a great time with family on the beautiful first day of Spring! I haven't managed to make a Fathers Day card this year (Mum and Dad are in Broken Hill!), but I dug out this one that could easily be adapted to suit the masculine theme for Fathers Day. I haven't stopped using the Memorable Moments set that includes numbers plus 'st', 'th' and 'rd' and the 'Happy',' Birthday' and 'Anniversary' stamps. Very handy for cards and scrapbooking!

The new festive catalogue has launched and there are some great new ideas for Christmas cards, gifts, tags and decorating - lets face it its less than 4 months away so the time to start planning is now! There are plenty of card sets if you want to save time and whip out a batch of cards quickly. Another new product is the Christmas planner and sticker collection, and scrapbookers will love the 8x8 album and sectioned page protectors for quick and easy layouts. If you'd like your own free paper copy of the catalogue, or the main catalogue & idea book for just $5 just let me know.

There is also a big selection of Halloween and Thanksgiving craftiness - very American but it seems we are celebrating Halloween more and more each year....I really like the idea of being grateful for the abundance in our lives so why not host a Thanksgiving meal for the special folks in your life? I am planning to do that early with the return of Jo and family to Sydney in October, such special times lie ahead......

 

The Stampin' Up! special for September is the butterfly bundle - save 15% when you order the Bitty Butterfly punch and the Papillion Potpourri stamp set together (7 stamps). A combination you will use for so many occasions, birthday, sympathy, thank you - just about everything could do with a butterfly touch! ($51 for wood mount or $45 for clear mount if you have the clear blocks). Click here to see the flyer. Let me know if you have any questions of would like to take advantage of this bundle deal. I will waive the postage costs on these items in September as butterflies are my absolute favourite stamps!

My next paper craft workshop day will be Sunday 22 September, so please let me know if you'd like to join us.

Happy Spring and have a creative September!!

Caz xx

Saleabration freebies and Workshop dates

MY NEWS 
Hello to my lovely blog readers sorry its been so long between posts! I have been distracted by job applications and interviews but I am pleased to report I have landed a great new job at the Lifetime Care and Support Authority. This will involve supporting people severely injured in motor accidents to get the rehab and supports they need to get on with life after acquiring a disability. I am thrilled and excited to be challenged by a different area of disability, and a bit sad to be saying farewell to my colleagues and friends at the Public Guardian. I must remember change is good!

WONDERFUL MOTHER CARD
Hope you like this card I made for my lovely mother in law Jill for her birthday earlier this year? I've combined a Vintage Wallpaper embossed background with a framelit shape in Primrose Petals, my new favourite pink. On top of that I arranged some flowers from Mixed Bunch stamp set which have been punched with the matching flower punch. The Itty Bitty Banners stamp has the birthday greeting and its cut out using the matching framelits through the Big Shot - love the matchy matchy!! Wonderful Mother is from a lovely word set called Well Scripted (I think its retired now). Sweet Jill liked this card so much she ordered the stamps! 

FREE STUFF 
The Salebration giveaway ends next week and I'll be placing my last order on Sunday 17 March so let me know what products you want and you will receive your choice of 19 free items! You just need to spend minimum $100 and choose from stamp sets, Designer Series Paper, a punch, framelits, button and ribbon sets and more - they are all listed here. There are plenty of lovely new goodies to check out in the Seasonal catalogue including vintage items doilies, lace and some lovely new double sided papers. See the link to the right hand side up top.

STAMPIN' & SCRAPPIN' WORKSHOPS
Here are the dates for my next round of workshops. Come and join us for a relaxed and informal day of papercraft - a fun and creative day scrapbooking, making cards or bring along other crafty projects you'd like to work on. Its great crafting with others - the ideas seem to flow better......and we have a good chinwag. No men allowed lol! 

• Sun 7 April
• Sun 5 May 
• Sun 2 June

Workshop Fee: $10 includes casual instruction, tea/coffee, light lunch, use of my collection of scraps, stamps, inks, punches, Big Shot etc. You can also purchase card, paper and embellishments or make an order from the Stampin' Up! catalogues 

All the workshops will be at my place in Rydalmere. Please RSVP to me on 0408 472 510 or cazza74@iinet.net.au so I can set your place at the table and you can receive your choccie and giveaways. I will also be having a lucky door prize on each day to help me clear my crafty space! 

Take care and keep on crafting

Love Caz xx 

Christmas Wishes

Hello friends 
As you can see I made a variety of cards for Christmas this year, although I didn't make nearly enough as I had planned (Thank goodness I have Facebook and SMS as back ups) Better start earlier in 2013! I did however make all my wonderful carers a little treat bag to thank them for all their TLC. SU make these cute little skinny cello bags perfect for MMs and all sorts of treasures!

Hope you enjoy some time out over the Summer, and please let me know if you would like to do any paper crafting or need ideas, tools or supplies. I just love helping others to create - as you can see below my Express Xmas Cards night was a hoot! A reminder that I will have a Scrappin Sunday workshop on Sun 6 January so just email me for more details.

Wishing you and your families all a very Merry Christmas, and a safe, loving and rewarding New Year. Lets hope the world can reflect on the year about to finish and make 2013 full of hope, joy and peace. Oh and full of crafty time too! 

Love Caz xx

Creative Workshops

Want to learn how to scrapbook photos and memories of your precious little one? Or your recent trip or fun family times? 
 

Want to get ready for Christmas and make some lovely handmade cards and gifts?

 

Want to make a stash of cards for all occasions and save money buying boring store bought ones?

Then come along to one of my Creative Workshops!

Sunday 21 October 12-4pm - Scrappin Sunday - Open Day

A relaxed informal day of papercraft, Scrappin Sunday is a fun and flexible day scrapbooking or bring along other crafty projects you'd like to work on.

Workshop Fee: $10 includes casual instruction, tea/coffee, light lunch, use of my collection of scraps, stamps, inks, punches, Big Shot etc. You can also purchase card, paper and embellishments or make an order from the Stampin' Up! catalogues

Sunday 11 November 12-4pm - Christmas gifts & tags

We'll make a choccie box, set of gift tags and an Ornamental Keepsake gift like this:

 

Class Fee: $20 including all materials, instruction, tea/coffee and light lunch.

Wednesday 12 December 7-10pm - Express Christmas cards

We'll be making some fast Christmas cards - simple but stunning! Coordinating envelopes included. You will also be able to stamp out extra images to take home and make more creations. Class Fee: $15 including materials to make 10 cards, instruction and supper. 

Sunday 6 January 12-4pm - Scrappin Sunday - Open Day

Scrappin Sunday is a fun and flexible day scrapbooking or bring along other crafty projects you'd like to work on. Its great crafting with others - the ideas seem to flow better......    Workshop Fee: $10 includes casual instruction, tea/coffee, light lunch, use of my collection of scraps, stamps, inks, punches, Big Shot etc. You can also purchase card, paper and embellishments or make an order from the Stampin' Up! catalogues

All workshops will be held in my place in Rydalmere. To book your spot at the table for any of these days just email cazza74@iinet.net.au or call me on 0408 472 510. 

Hope to see you soon

Caz xx